# Protests block grain deliveries to west coast terminals | farmnewsNOW

> Protests tied to a B.C. First Nation's pipeline opposition have blocked CN rail lines, closing the line to Prince Rupert for six days and cutting west coast grain shipments by about 30 percent. Vessels are waiting at the port and CN warns it may shut significant parts of its network.

- Date: 2020-02-12 · published 2020-02-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Canada · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/54608-protests-block-grain-deliveries-to-west-coast-terminals-farmnewsnow
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md), [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

Grain and oilseed export capacity on the west coast is reduced, creating a shipping backlog that tightens near-term Canadian supply to export buyers and supports nearby cash prices.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- CANMEAL: bullish ▲
- OCEANFRT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2022-06-29 | [Argentine trucker protest slashes grains delivery, threatening exports and milling \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14024-argentine-trucker-protest-slashes-grains-delivery-threatening-exports-and.md) | -8.7% | -16.2% |
| WHEAT | 2026-07-28 | [Sources say that three Russian Black Sea terminals have restricted grain shipments by truck due to shipping risks.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14103-sources-say-that-three-russian-black-sea-terminals-have-restricted-grain.md) | -0.3% | +4.8% |
| WHEAT | 2023-04-25 | [PSAC workers' nationwide strike brings picket to Thunder Bay's grain terminal \| CBC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36420-psac-workers-nationwide-strike-brings-picket-to-thunder-bay-s-grain-terminal.md) | +0.0% | -3.1% |
| WHEAT | 2026-09-30 | [Black Sea disruption shifts grain trade focus from price to reliable delivery \| Miller Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17676-black-sea-disruption-shifts-grain-trade-focus-from-price-to-reliable-delivery.md) | -2.5% | +1.3% |
| WHEAT | 2026-09-12 | [Russia Turns to Far East to Export Grain Amid Black Sea Strikes - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14083-russia-turns-to-far-east-to-export-grain-amid-black-sea-strikes-bloomberg.md) | -1.2% | -3.2% |

## Sources

- farmnewsnow.com: https://farmnewsnow.com/2020/02/12/protests-block-grain-deliveries-to-west-coast-terminals/

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